Many American merchants consider coffee their liquid gold. But despite the draw, if they’re cash-only, they can expect to bust. That’s why, for smaller QSRs, when it comes to POS systems, the need for an intuitive and easy-to-learn mPOS system is often crucial. In the...
Americans didn’t exactly rush to adopt contactless payments from the get-go. But, if worldwide trends are anything to go by, that could soon change. Globally, at least, the influence of contactless payments is on the rise. Recently released research projects that contactless payments will be...
When it comes to accepting payments, merchants in the food and beverage (F&B) industry have varying needs. While larger merchants want solutions that can provide them with extensive data, smaller merchants often want solutions that are intuitive and easy to use. In the latest Mobile...
Collecting train tickets, opening and closing coach doors, ensuring passengers’ safety and various other duties are all part of a busy commuter rail conductor’s workflow. That can all grind to a halt, however, if a tourist, new resident or someone unfamiliar with the system wants...
From Jamaica to Canada, mPOS solution providers are seeing growth in adoption among cash-centric businesses. That kind of growth is slated to continue, with researchers predicting that by 2023, the volume of mPOS transactions will increase threefold over an estimated 28 billion in 2018. In...
For SMBs, “cash-only” can be a double-edged sword: instant access to funds at the cost of turning away card-holding customers who can spend more than the money in their pockets. In the latest mPOS Tracker, PYMNTS examines providers’ efforts to solve for both, including an...
Players in the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) space are focusing on catering to payment needs of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Efforts range from Mobeewave’s collaboration over an in-person contactless payment solution for small merchants in the UAE to myPOS’ efforts to steer taxi drivers away...
Here’s one way to remove mobile wallet friction — don’t ask consumers to use one at the point of sale. The mPOS solution provider Touché believes that biometric-powered payments at the point of sale are the next big thing. But are consumers willing to trust...
New developments in the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) space are coming to the rescue for both merchants and consumers who don’t like to be tied down. Among them is a new biometric-based mPOS solution for merchants, designed to allow consumers to travel light, leaving wallets, payment...